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Nvidia hides RTX 50 series hotspot sensor
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Nvidia blocked hotspot temperature readings from RTX 50 series GPUs in public and private APIs, hiding the sensor for over a year. Third-party tools recently cracked access, revealing some cards hit 107°C thermal limits while Windows showed safe 67°C averages. The sensor remains active on the die, restricted at the driver level.
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